MU vs. MCHP, ADI, MPWR, SWKS, INTC, TXN, AVGO, NXPI, STM, and GFS
Should you be buying Micron Technology stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Micron Technology include Microchip Technology (MCHP), Analog Devices (ADI), Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR), Skyworks Solutions (SWKS), Intel (INTC), Texas Instruments (TXN), Broadcom (AVGO), NXP Semiconductors (NXPI), STMicroelectronics (STM), and GLOBALFOUNDRIES (GFS). These companies are all part of the "semiconductors & related devices" industry.
Micron Technology vs.
Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU) and Microchip Technology (NASDAQ:MCHP) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, profitability, valuation and dividends.
Micron Technology received 2671 more outperform votes than Microchip Technology when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 80.81% of users gave Micron Technology an outperform vote while only 69.09% of users gave Microchip Technology an outperform vote.
Micron Technology pays an annual dividend of $0.46 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Microchip Technology pays an annual dividend of $1.43 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Micron Technology pays out 8.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Microchip Technology pays out 38.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.
Micron Technology has higher revenue and earnings than Microchip Technology. Micron Technology is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Microchip Technology, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Micron Technology has a beta of 1.39, indicating that its stock price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Microchip Technology has a beta of 1.58, indicating that its stock price is 58% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Micron Technology presently has a consensus target price of $68.39, indicating a potential upside of 7.64%. Microchip Technology has a consensus target price of $90.58, indicating a potential upside of 12.01%. Given Microchip Technology's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Microchip Technology is more favorable than Micron Technology.
Microchip Technology has a net margin of 25.73% compared to Micron Technology's net margin of 22.78%. Microchip Technology's return on equity of 50.01% beat Micron Technology's return on equity.
78.0% of Micron Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.9% of Microchip Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Micron Technology shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Microchip Technology shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
In the previous week, Micron Technology had 76 more articles in the media than Microchip Technology. MarketBeat recorded 87 mentions for Micron Technology and 11 mentions for Microchip Technology. Microchip Technology's average media sentiment score of 0.77 beat Micron Technology's score of 0.16 indicating that Microchip Technology is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Summary
Microchip Technology beats Micron Technology on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding MU and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
Micron Technology Competitors List
